[Carl Johann Bernhard]. German mineralogist, born at Bützow in Mecklenburg, on the 26th of November 1782. He was author of several comprehensive works, including Handbuch der Eisenhüttenkunde (2 vols., 1816; 3rd ed., 1841); System der Metallurgie geschichtlich, statistisch, theoretisch und technisch (5 vols. with atlas, 1831–1832); Lehrbuch der Salinenkunde (2 vols., 1846–1847). He was well known as editor of the Archiv für Bergbau und Hüttenwesen (20 vols., 1818–1831); and (with H. von Dechen) of the Archiv für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Bergbau und Hüttenkunde (26 vols., 1820–1854). He died at Berlin on the 22nd of August 1853. His son, Dr. Hermann Karsten (1809–1877), was professor of mathematics and physics in the university of Rostock.
